Social Work Services Department

East New York Urban Youth Corps Social Services department is fully staffed and dedicated to providing comprehensive services to the residents of East New York Brooklyn. Social Services was developed to equip residents with knowledge necessary to create their own successful solutions. We educate residents in the form of direct case management such as counseling, referrals to existing resources, organizing leadership bodies so residents are informed and can take an active role in creating solutions, and youth development programs that foster academic and social growth.

North Core Studios

North Core Studios is a supportive housing residence serving adults who were formerly homeless with histories of substance abuse and/or non-AXIS 1 diagnosis. Read More>

Rose McCarthy Residence

This Tier II homeless shelter is temporary home to 36 families of varying sizes. They are provided with a variety of services toward the goals of securing temporary housing within six to nine months.
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Resident Advocacy:

The East New York Urban Youth Corps Department of Resident Advocacy is devoted to supporting tenants of ENYUYC buildings and other community residents to improve quality of life and facilitate family centered environment in order to elevate leadership and effect broad-based change in East New York. Resident Advocacy works closely with the Property Management and Youth Development departments to create a network of easily reachable supportive services for tenants of ENYUYC buildings. There is a special emphasis placed on the 30% of these tenants who were formerly homeless.

Resident Advocacy's staff works with residents both in the main office and at their homes offering a variety of services:

• Counseling and Case Management
• Job Skills Training
• Legal Aid
• Leadership Development
• Recreational and Arts Activities
• Tenant, Anti-Crime, and Open-Space Organizing

Tenant Organizing

The East New York Urban Youth Corps' tenant organizers work with residents of New York City-owned buildings and those owned and managed by ENYUYC. They developed effective tenant association structures to advocate for tenant concerns, developed in-building programs and projects, advanced tenant leaders, and increased community activism.

ENYUYC has created a tenant council, consisting of representatives from all its buildings, which gives guidance and direction to all ENYUYC departments.

ENYUYC's tenant organizers have been instrumental in providing the leadership needed for Williams Avenue tenants to become part of the NYC Neighborhood Redevelopment Program, allowing over 200 families to have their apartments completely renovated.

Open Space Organizing

ENYUYC's open space organizing has been a key factor in creating the Ujima Garden, which sponsors horticultural and cultural arts programming, and the Success Garden, which was created in conjunction with the NYC Parks Department and volunteers from AmeriCorps.

Youth Development:

After school program, Truancy prevention, Early gang intervention and prevention, Teen prostitution prevention, Conflict resolution, Support groups, Fatherhood initiative, mental health support, Employment opportunities, Peace Academy.

Family Support:

Provide advocacy to family structures, counseling and psychotherapy, Resource development, Housing support.

Community Advocacy Program:

Eviction prevention, Housing assistance, Tenant Organizing, Outreach Services, Senior citizen advocacy program, Re-entry assistant program, Information and referral services.

Social Work Services:

• Parenting and Advocacy, family and individual mental health support
• Parenting Workshops
• Crisis Intervention
• Counseling and Therapy Services
• Domestic Violence Prevention
• Public Assistance /TANF Workshops
• Employment Assistance Program
• Fair Hearings Advocacy
• Child Abuse Prevention and Education Services
• Teen Parent Assistance Program
• Special Needs Children Advocacy Program, information and referral

Helpful resources:

Woodhull Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Program
718-963-5910

Mobile Crisis Team 718-260 7725 Suicide Prevention
212-673-3000

Child Abuse Report Hotline
1-800-621-0379

• Department of Aging 212-442- 1000